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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm no great man of letters and have the scrawl of a GP but I do like to write with a nice pen.
It's just a nuisance when you haven't used it for a little while and the nib dries up.
Any other fountain pen users. |
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By *dinMan
over a year ago
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"I'm no great man of letters and have the scrawl of a GP but I do like to write with a nice pen.
It's just a nuisance when you haven't used it for a little while and the nib dries up.
Any other fountain pen users. "
I hate them! I press too hard an the ink goes everywhere  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It's one of the things I make and sell quite a lot of."
Any top tips to get this Parker going, I think I should go for the bottle ink rather than the cartridge option. |
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It's funny you should post this. I was looking for a new pen today and regretting that I no longer use my fountain pens. I've got a couple of very nice ones with gold nibs including a Mont Blanc but since I developed arthritis in the thumb of my writing hand I've stopped practicing calligraphy. That's no reason not to use them anyway though. |
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"It's one of the things I make and sell quite a lot of.
Any top tips to get this Parker going, I think I should go for the bottle ink rather than the cartridge option. "
I know you're not asking me but I'm a nosey old bag  .
I run warm water through mine to clear any build up. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You can't beat Windsor and newton ink, though it's old fashioned and dries slowly.
If your pen is dried out the a good soak in water usually fixes it.
All the pens I make have both cartridge and bottle ink options, I sell them with a blue cartridge and a free fill from my bottle od black Indian ink if anyone from Windsor and newton is reading this I will promote your inks more if you send me some free bottles  |
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"Used to have a nice Sheaffer fountain pen when I was at school, it had several interchangeable nibs and I was top of the class for writing neatly on several occasions  "
My italics were second to none as well  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It's one of the things I make and sell quite a lot of.
Any top tips to get this Parker going, I think I should go for the bottle ink rather than the cartridge option.
I know you're not asking me but I'm a nosey old bag .
I run warm water through mine to clear any build up."
That's worked, dipped the tip in warm water. Writing lovely now. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've always used a fountain pen since I started secondary school. My Dad bought me one and I've used that or another ever since. Rarely use ballpoint.
More recently I've started writing with a dip pen. It's really quite enjoyable. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I've MontBlanc and Waterman fountain pens. My handwriting is awful and a scrawl, but using them slows me down and makes it a lot better."
See that's funny, because I wrote all my exams in fountain pen because I find it faster than a biro. It also tires my hand out less! |
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"It's one of the things I make and sell quite a lot of.
Any top tips to get this Parker going, I think I should go for the bottle ink rather than the cartridge option. "
I love my Mont Blancs and my Parkers. I have quite a few fountain pens.
Cotton bud dipped in warm water to clean any dry ink, or squeeze the cartridge gently over a spare piece of paper to let out a pearl of ink usually does it for mine. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It's weird this topic has come up, as I was just saying to a friend the other day about ink pens, and how iI had a little pot of ink that I had to squeeze up into the pen. Then ink cartridges became the norm.
Ha now I'm probably showing my age !! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It's weird this topic has come up, as I was just saying to a friend the other day about ink pens, and how iI had a little pot of ink that I had to squeeze up into the pen. Then ink cartridges became the norm.
Ha now I'm probably showing my age !! "
Nope, you are coming back into fashion...
I think that electronic notes have played a part in getting rid of the quick and easy biro type pen. If you write by hand now, it may as well be a bit special, I have upped production to about 500 fountain pens a year now, may need to stop making them if demand keeps on growing, or I will get bored... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It's weird this topic has come up, as I was just saying to a friend the other day about ink pens, and how iI had a little pot of ink that I had to squeeze up into the pen. Then ink cartridges became the norm.
Ha now I'm probably showing my age !!
Nope, you are coming back into fashion...
I think that electronic notes have played a part in getting rid of the quick and easy biro type pen. If you write by hand now, it may as well be a bit special, I have upped production to about 500 fountain pens a year now, may need to stop making them if demand keeps on growing, or I will get bored..."
Oh so it's a growing trend, hardly have the use for one these days, which is quite bad I know. Everything is done electronically as you say. |
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"You can't beat Windsor and newton ink, though it's old fashioned and dries slowly.
If your pen is dried out the a good soak in water usually fixes it.
All the pens I make have both cartridge and bottle ink options, I sell them with a blue cartridge and a free fill from my bottle od black Indian ink if anyone from Windsor and newton is reading this I will promote your inks more if you send me some free bottles "
Have you ever used that glittery ink I've seen on the net? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It has grown over the last few years, I started making pens to use up scraps of wood from other projects, 5 years ago I could sell twist type biro pens but that stopped, now it's high end rollerball and fountain pens, I was sold out at every craft fair I went to last year, it's almost a business now. All I have in stock after the Christmas run is 3 rollerball pens, will need to make a lot more soon, may even buy and cut up timber to make them with... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Have you ever used that glittery ink I've seen on the net?"
I can't write... I just make the pens I have not tried the glitter ink, that seems to be a sure fire way of screwing up even an iridium nib. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Occasionally. I have a few for ceremonial purposes"
I can imagine a pen once used by Diamond Joe to sign xxx document would cause a buzz at sotherbys if it ever got on the market...  |
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" I have upped production to about 500 fountain pens a year now, may need to stop making them if demand keeps on growing, or I will get bored..."
That's your opportunity to charge more and begin making extra fancy pens. Something really special that will keep the pride in your work and keep away from the mass production feeling/pressure that is spoiling it as a hobby. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Are there any with a really really fine nib? I have very small handwriting and every standard size fountain pen I've tried gives a line that's too thick for my writing. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" I have upped production to about 500 fountain pens a year now, may need to stop making them if demand keeps on growing, or I will get bored...
That's your opportunity to charge more and begin making extra fancy pens. Something really special that will keep the pride in your work and keep away from the mass production feeling/pressure that is spoiling it as a hobby. "
That is my usual approach, I only make what I enjoy making. I do other work if I need money, only really sell stuff because I need to get rid of it somewhere. Though there is satisfaction from seeing someone happy with what I made, and even more when they come back with a design request for something special |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Used to have a nice Sheaffer fountain pen when I was at school, it had several interchangeable nibs and I was top of the class for writing neatly on several occasions "
Me too and I loved it. Along with my trusty sheet of blotting paper |
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By *heOwlMan
over a year ago
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My handwriting looks like a 3 legged d*unk spider has dragged itself through ink and across a page during its last mortal act.
Having said that it is even worse if I try to use a non fountain pen.
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